A new method for measuring soluble cellular organic content and a membrane property, T(m), of planktonic algae

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-336

  Myklestad, Sverre M ^a   Swift, Elijah ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Determination of DOM; Diatoms; Maximum growth temperature; Planktonic algae; Soluble cellular material transition temperature

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032445239     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026298001814     Document Type: Article

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